News

Sara Wood, MD, MHPE, Appointed Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Strategy for the Obstetrics & Gynecology Department  The department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is delighted to announce the appointment of Sara Wood, MD, MHPE, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as the Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Strategy for the Department of OBGYN, effective July 1, 2026. In this newly created position, Dr. Wood […]

We are proud to announce that three of our trainee nominees have been elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Society this year. Congratulations to Dr. Josh Brill (Gynecologic Oncology), Dr. Christine Jackson (Complex Family Planning), and Dr. Adriana Nigaglioni (Residency) on this well-deserved recognition. We are also pleased to congratulate Dr. Toni Frolova […]

WashU Medicine researchers Polina Lishko, PhD, and Celia Santi, MD, PhD, have been awarded a five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 grant to support collaborative research focused on defining mechanisms important for regulating male fertility. The award recognizes the investigators’ longstanding leadership in reproductive physiology and translational fertility research. The R01 grant project titled “Temperature and Polyamines: […]

Three WashU Medicine OBGYN residents were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS). Congratulations to Dr. Katie Granger Howard, Dr. Alexandra (Ali) Houston-Ludlam, and Dr. Erin Johnson on this outstanding recognition! The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is a community of medical students, physicians, and other leaders who have been recognized for their compassionate care. GHHS […]

For the third consecutive year, our Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Gynecology division was proud to sponsor and celebrate the Girls on the Run Spring 5K, cheering on young girls from across the St. Louis area as they crossed a finish line they had been working toward for weeks. The event brought together thousands of […]